Movie Review
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:37 am
Lu Miao
Today our group is going to make reviews on two movies “And the Spring Comes” and “Mona Lisa Smile”. Both of them have demonstrated point of views on women’s empowerment dramatically.
“And the Spring Comes” which was released in 2007, was directed by director Changwei Gu and written by Qiang Li. Wenli Jiang, Yao Zhang, Guangjie Li were the major actors.
“Mona Lisa Smile” which was shown in 2003 in America and 2004 in China, was directed by the famous English director Mike Newell and written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal. Julia Roberts, Kristen Dunst and Julia Stiles were the major actresses.
Firstly, the scene of social mobility existed in two films. The common destination was big metropolises. For example, protagonists Cailing Wang and Sibao Huang, two young people pursuing for art which respectively were music and art, all dreamt of migrating from small countryside to our capital city Beijing. Sibao Huang said,“ Every time I see someone carrying a bag, leaving this city… No matter where they are going, I envy them.” So, as a matter of fact, Beijing is not only a city, a capital. It’s the embodiment of dream, a place for young people to pursue their goals. A scenery, which was Cailing Wang leaned over the railing, overlooking Tiananmen Square with brightly shining lights in the screen, impressed us very deeply. The processing of light is a punchline for it seemed to be shadowy, obscure and remote dreams. It’s hard to catch and follow. The song “Treasure the Spring” the protagonist repeatedly sang in this movie also showed the actress’s pursuit. Actually, it's a significant clue for the whole movie to go on. “Admire, desire, and wish for the spring to come.” Spring is the same as Beijing. Spring is full of hope. Even though it requires human beings to experience difficulties and obstacles, to take a long journey, it is beneficial for people’s growth and success. At last, the dream will come true. So as Katherine went to Wellesley College to realize her career value. Even though at the very beginning, students in the college deliberately put obstacles in her way, Katherine put all her effort to clam herself down and deal with their tricks with patience. We don't know if it is proper to say it's a battle of wits. Meanwhile, during the course of this match, women's wisdom and intelligence have been outstandingly demonstrated.
Women rights showed a lot both in these two films. In “Mona Lisa Smile”, girls in the traditional school had no right to choose their future. Their purpose of learning was just for marrying a good husband. However, owning advanced ideas, miss Watson broke the traditional ways of thinking and teaching and greatly encouraged her students to pursue what they wanted. Instead of being total housewives, they had their own rights to balance family and career. That is to say, they did not have to focus all their power on the families. Just like the ending of the film, Betty, who used to think marriage was beyond everything, finally refused to sustain her wretched marriage any more, which profoundly reflected the traditional concept of breaking for women's rights. What is more, at the end of the story, the choice of Miss Watson of leaving the school rather than abiding by the school’s conventional maze of regulations was also a vivid reflection of her pursuit for rights. It is no denying that she ought to be given latitude in making decisions about her own future.
While in “And the Spring Comes”, teacher Hu wanted Wang cailing to get married with him in the fake way to reduce his social malicious gossip. But she refused. Not because she was indifferent, but she had rights to choose her own life. As we all know, women, especially one who pursued her dream relentlessly, must be more glittering than others. Because they payed much attention to their own rights and freedom. Women in that period who dared to choose the life they like rather than endless compromise and tolerance deserves our deep admiration. Just like the saying goes that everyone is born equal. Accordingly, women should break free from the traditional roles that society give them in order to pursue their own career and ideal to perfect themselves. Nowadays, it is acknowledged that women are playing more and more significant role in the society. Instead of merely cast all their focus on family, they still become an important part in many companies. They gradually use their own eligibility to turn themselves from a common worker into irreplaceable female boss, making their conventional social status experiencing thoroughly alterations. Both to men and to themselves are one rewarding change.
All in all, these two films give us a lot of inspiration, no matter in the philosophy of life or in the pursuit of freedom, we are able to deeply connect ourselves with the events in movies, which, after all, are just a microcosm of our lives. Hence, we have access to have a good understanding of life from them. These two films pay much attention on dealing with the details of the characters, such as their outlooks or impressions so that we can more deeply understand the psychological activities of the characters. So they are both wonderful movies that deserve all of us enjoying.
Today our group is going to make reviews on two movies “And the Spring Comes” and “Mona Lisa Smile”. Both of them have demonstrated point of views on women’s empowerment dramatically.
“And the Spring Comes” which was released in 2007, was directed by director Changwei Gu and written by Qiang Li. Wenli Jiang, Yao Zhang, Guangjie Li were the major actors.
“Mona Lisa Smile” which was shown in 2003 in America and 2004 in China, was directed by the famous English director Mike Newell and written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal. Julia Roberts, Kristen Dunst and Julia Stiles were the major actresses.
Firstly, the scene of social mobility existed in two films. The common destination was big metropolises. For example, protagonists Cailing Wang and Sibao Huang, two young people pursuing for art which respectively were music and art, all dreamt of migrating from small countryside to our capital city Beijing. Sibao Huang said,“ Every time I see someone carrying a bag, leaving this city… No matter where they are going, I envy them.” So, as a matter of fact, Beijing is not only a city, a capital. It’s the embodiment of dream, a place for young people to pursue their goals. A scenery, which was Cailing Wang leaned over the railing, overlooking Tiananmen Square with brightly shining lights in the screen, impressed us very deeply. The processing of light is a punchline for it seemed to be shadowy, obscure and remote dreams. It’s hard to catch and follow. The song “Treasure the Spring” the protagonist repeatedly sang in this movie also showed the actress’s pursuit. Actually, it's a significant clue for the whole movie to go on. “Admire, desire, and wish for the spring to come.” Spring is the same as Beijing. Spring is full of hope. Even though it requires human beings to experience difficulties and obstacles, to take a long journey, it is beneficial for people’s growth and success. At last, the dream will come true. So as Katherine went to Wellesley College to realize her career value. Even though at the very beginning, students in the college deliberately put obstacles in her way, Katherine put all her effort to clam herself down and deal with their tricks with patience. We don't know if it is proper to say it's a battle of wits. Meanwhile, during the course of this match, women's wisdom and intelligence have been outstandingly demonstrated.
Women rights showed a lot both in these two films. In “Mona Lisa Smile”, girls in the traditional school had no right to choose their future. Their purpose of learning was just for marrying a good husband. However, owning advanced ideas, miss Watson broke the traditional ways of thinking and teaching and greatly encouraged her students to pursue what they wanted. Instead of being total housewives, they had their own rights to balance family and career. That is to say, they did not have to focus all their power on the families. Just like the ending of the film, Betty, who used to think marriage was beyond everything, finally refused to sustain her wretched marriage any more, which profoundly reflected the traditional concept of breaking for women's rights. What is more, at the end of the story, the choice of Miss Watson of leaving the school rather than abiding by the school’s conventional maze of regulations was also a vivid reflection of her pursuit for rights. It is no denying that she ought to be given latitude in making decisions about her own future.
While in “And the Spring Comes”, teacher Hu wanted Wang cailing to get married with him in the fake way to reduce his social malicious gossip. But she refused. Not because she was indifferent, but she had rights to choose her own life. As we all know, women, especially one who pursued her dream relentlessly, must be more glittering than others. Because they payed much attention to their own rights and freedom. Women in that period who dared to choose the life they like rather than endless compromise and tolerance deserves our deep admiration. Just like the saying goes that everyone is born equal. Accordingly, women should break free from the traditional roles that society give them in order to pursue their own career and ideal to perfect themselves. Nowadays, it is acknowledged that women are playing more and more significant role in the society. Instead of merely cast all their focus on family, they still become an important part in many companies. They gradually use their own eligibility to turn themselves from a common worker into irreplaceable female boss, making their conventional social status experiencing thoroughly alterations. Both to men and to themselves are one rewarding change.
All in all, these two films give us a lot of inspiration, no matter in the philosophy of life or in the pursuit of freedom, we are able to deeply connect ourselves with the events in movies, which, after all, are just a microcosm of our lives. Hence, we have access to have a good understanding of life from them. These two films pay much attention on dealing with the details of the characters, such as their outlooks or impressions so that we can more deeply understand the psychological activities of the characters. So they are both wonderful movies that deserve all of us enjoying.
